Another thrilling season of Bracket Challenge has come and gone. After having the record shattered last year by /u/WillNolan, substantial chaos saw some of the lowest scores among the top-10, with only those 10 breaking the 300 mark. MARCH!!!!

The final margin wasn't as close as recent years, with /u/nathanjm000 finishing 7.86 points over second-place /u/BrokenClumsyDolphin.

The most perfect brackets this year was 3, with the average participant only getting 0.37 perfect brackets. Congrats to the 257 of you who manage this accomplishment! The most correctly picked conference champs this year was 15, with the average participant getting 6.66 (I swear to go on this one).

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Thanks again, all, for a great year!

🎶And now, the end is near/And so I face the final curtain🎶

Chaos... So much chaos! While some were more heavily predicted than not, yesterday saw 16 seed-line upsets in 36 games! In the SEC, all of the top-3 seeds lost, seeing 75% of people lose their champs. In the Big West, #4 LBSU shocked #1 UC-Irvine, seeing 78% of participants lose their champ. In the AAC, #11 Temple continued their cinderella run, toppling #3 Charlotte; Temple, who only won 5 regular-season conference games, has won 7 of their last 9 including the tournament.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

In the ACC, we're not getting the in-state rivalry many predicted for their champ game as NC State and UNC will face off. In the MAAC, top-seed Quinnipiac was upset by #5 St. Peter's who are hoping to make another unprecedented run in the Big Dance - 36% of the field precited Quinnipiac to win the MAAC.

THERE IS EVEN MORE YET!

In the MAC, #8 Kent State continued to surprise, upsetting #5 Bowling Green to make the championship - only 6 participants picked Kent State to win the MAC. In the MEAC, the top-2 seeds fell yesterday, wiping out the champs for 86% of us.

THERE IS SOMEHOW STILL MORE!

In the Pac 12, both #1 Arizona (embarrassingly) and #2 Wazzu lost, jointly accounting for 84% of champ predictions. Lastly, the WAC saw #2 Tarleton State upset by #3 UTA; they didn't make up a large percent of champ picks, but still accounted for the second-most in the conference. There were no finals yesterday but there are 13 today with the final 5 on Sunday.

All the chaos from yesterday shook up the top-10 a fair bit, with 3 people jumping into the rankings. The median score achieved was 35.57 points, the mean was 24.75, and the biggest upward movement in the standings was /u/chet_w with a jump of 130 spots, from 342 to 212. Only the Ivy has yet to tip-off, doing so in less than 30 minutes as I type this, so be sure to get it in if it's not yet 11am!

35 people are within only 10 points of 10th place, so with all the finals today, the top-10 could look very different tomorrow!

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Yesterday saw 1 new conference tournament tip-off, with 16 others already ongoing, yielding massive upsets. In the A10, #1 Richmond, #2 Loyola-Chicago, #3 Dayton, and #4 UMass all fell, joining the likes of #2 Duke, #1 Toledo, #2 Creighton, #5 Memphis, and #2 Nevada who all fell much earlier than anticipated. There were no finals yesterday and there are none today; however, there are 13 finals tomorrow and the final 5 on Sunday.

Although 53 games tipped-off yesterday, the top of the standings weren't shaken up all too much with only 2 people, /u/cheeks_mcgoo, rising from 12^th to 7^th, and AnAnonymousSource, who rose from 25^th to 10^th. The median score achieved was 35.11 points, the mean was 26.19, and the biggest upward movement in the standings was /u/AntMammoth with a jump of 138 spots, from 255 to 117. Only the Ivy has yet to tip-off, doing so at 11am tomorrow, so be sure to get it in!

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Yesterday saw 10 new conference tournaments tip-off, with many others already ongoing, yielding massive upsets. In the Big Sky Championship, the Battle of the Montanas saw #5 Montana State upset in-state rival #3 Montana 85-70. In the Big 12, injuries on the #6 Jayhawks side proved too much to overcome as #11 Cincinnati embarassed them 72-52. The ACC saw #6 Clemson fall to #11 Boston College 76-55 and the C-USA tournament saw the favorite #2 LA Tech fall to #7 MTSU 70-67. Alongside Montana State, Colgate also punched a ticket to the Big Dance.

For the first time in this year's challenge, the top-10 doesn't look too different, with only one new name in the ranks as /u/nathanjm000 rose from 12^th to ^7th . The median score achieved was 26.53 points, the mean was 20.08, and the biggest upward movement in the standings was /u/Taigherh with a jump of 99 spots, from 837 to 738. Today's bracket already closed, so only the Ivy remains, which closes on Saturday. It's time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the chaos!

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13 brackets were active yesterday with 5 championship games impacting the standings, seeing St. Mary's, South Dakota State, Wagner, Oakland, and Charleston punching their tickets to the Big Dance.

Once again, the top-10 looks quite different today, with 4 new contestants entering the ranks! The biggest jump into those hallowed few came from Misouriemk1467, rising from 58^th to 8^th . The median score achieved was 14.62 points, the mean was 14.13, and the biggest upward movement in the standings was /u/YankeeFan333 with a jump of 251 spots. 10 brackets close today and 1 does tomorrow, so be sure to catch up on any open ones you've missed while you still can!

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8 brackets were active yesterday with many 2 games having potentially significant impacts on the standings in the long-run. In the Big Sky, #5 Montana State upset the second-most popular champ-pick, #4 Weber State, 91-82; meanwhile, #7 Stony Brook shocked #3 Hofstra 63-59 in the CAA. Beyond that chaos, we saw 2 teams, Samford and James Madison, punch their tickets to the dance.

Once again, the top-10 looks very different today, with 6 new contestants entering the ranks! The biggest jump into those hallowed few came from /u/Graykenz, rising from 39^th to 7^th . The median score achieved was 18.51 points, the mean was 16.64, and the biggest upward movement in the standings was /u/bjbren17 with a jump of 214 spots. 5 brackets close today and 10 do tomorrow, so be sure to catch up on any open ones you've missed while you still can!

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Eleven brackets were active yesterday with many games having a significant impact on the standings. In the Sun Belt, #4 Arkansas State upset top-seed Appalachian State on a buzzer-beater while the Big Sky saw both #1 EWU and #2 Northern Colorado fall in the Quarters. Another popular pick fell in the Big South when #5 Longwood demolished #2 UNC-Asheville to punch their ticket to the dance. Alongside Longwood, Drake and Stetson made the Dance, marking the first time Stetson has ever made the tournament.

The top-10 looks very different today, with 6 new contestants entering the ranks! The biggest jump into those hallowed few came from /u/unhappy-college2344, rising from 47^th to 10^th . The median score achieved was 14.74 points, the mean was 13.62, and the biggest upward movement in the standings was Prokie20 with a jump of 249 spots. No new bracket closes today while 5 do tomorrow and 10 more on Wednesday - the calm before the storm. Be sure to catch up on any open ones you've missed as our second week of action is about to take off!

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All the regular season games for the B1G are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 6:30pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] B1G Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

All the regular season games for the AAC are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 1:00pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] AAC Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

All the regular season games for the WAC are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 9:00pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] WAC Tournament Predictions.

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Eleven brackets were active yesterday with 3 games having a significant impact on the standings. In the Big South, top-seed and tournament-favorite High Point fell to #5 Longwood 81-80 in overtime; meanwhile, a late block from #7 Denver helped them upset #2 Kansas City in the Summit League. We also saw our first champ punch their ticket to the Big Dance as OVC-favorite #3 Morehead State toppled #1 Little Rock 69-55.

The top-10 looks very different today, with 5 new contestants entering the ranks! The biggest jump into those hallowed few came from /u/Pugz4life16, who jumped from 110^th to 6^th thanks to the day's top score (37.61). /u/ryanh74's score for the day wasn't far behind, tallying 36.97, catapulting them from 22^nd to 2^nd. The median score achieved was 25.45 points and the biggest upward movement in the standings was /u/papacheesy with a jump of 296 spots. One new bracket closes today while none do tomorrow - the calm before the storm. Be sure to catch up on any open ones you've missed as our second week of action really kicks off on Tuesday (5 brackets close) and Wednesday (10 brackets close!).

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All the regular season games for the Ivy League are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 11:00am EST on 3/16, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] Ivy League Tournament Predictions.

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All the regular season games for the Big West are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 9:00pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

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• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] Big West Conference Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

All the regular season games for the Pac-12 are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 3:00pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

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• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] Pac-12 Tournament Predictions.

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All the regular season games for the MWC are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 2:00pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

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• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] MWC Tournament Predictions.

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All the regular season games for the Big 12 are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 12:30pm EST on 3/12, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] Big 12 Tournament Predictions.

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All the regular season games for the SEC are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 7:00pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] SEC Tournament Predictions.

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All the regular season games for the Big East are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 4:00pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] Big East Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

All the regular season games for the ACC are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 2:00pm EST on 3/12, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

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• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] ACC Tournament Predictions.

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All the regular season games for the SWAC are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 3:00pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] SWAC Tournament Predictions.

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All the regular season games for the A10 are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 11:30am EST on 3/12, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

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• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] A10 Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

All the regular season games for the MAAC are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 5:15pm EST on 3/12, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] MAAC Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

All the regular season games for the CUSA are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 9:00Pm EST on 3/12, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] CUSA Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

Seven brackets were active yesterday, and while many games came down to the wire there wasn't much chaos to be had. Only one game saw a seed upset greater than 1 as #14 Hampton upset #11 Elon in the first round of the CAA Tournament.

The top-10 looks very different today, with 7 new contestants entering the ranks, with /u/Sweeny75 scoring the most points of the day (18.48), seeing them jump from 56th to 4th; meanwhile, an 18.02-point day saw /u/cheeks_mcgoo jump 60 spots, from 67th to 7th. The median score achieved was 13.16 points and the biggest upward movement in the standings was /u/YellowSkarmory with a jump of 252 spots. Lots of new brackets are opening up today, so be sure to catch up on any open ones you've missed and prepare for our second week of action!

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All the regular season games for the MAC are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 11:00am EST on 3/14, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] MAC Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

Afternoon basketball returned yesterday and it really feels like we're getting into the thick of things with seven different conferences holding games. The pace only gets more frantic from here, with three more brackets closing today and our first championship weekend looming! Starting tomorrow, I'm hoping to provide updates on daily movement as well!

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All the regular season games for the MEAC are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 7:00pm EST on 3/13, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] MEAC Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

All the regular season games for the Southland are done and predictions are now being accepted on Challonge! Predictions will close at 6:00pm EST on 3/10, prior to the tipoff of the first tournament game.

In your submissions, please remember the following:

• Make your Challonge username the same as your Reddit (Or Discord if you don't have Reddit) username if possible.
• When naming your bracket (if applicable) name it as such:
• [Username's] Southland Tournament Predictions.

Good luck everyone!

Welcome back to another exciting season of Bracket Challenge! If you're new around here, this is our daily scoring update post highlighting exciting happenings from the previous 24 hours of games and a reminder about what's coming up next. While mountm isn't making these posts this year, we're immensely grateful for all of his contributions for the first decade of the challenge!

There was some real tension in our first evening of multi-bracket action, with many games coming down to the wire. Last-place Horizon team Detroit kept it close against #11 Milwaukee, falling 83-79. In the Sun Belt, last place ODU's 3/4 court heave to end regulation came too late, ultimately losing 92-83 in OT. And in the ASun, #6 North Alabama hit a buzzer-beater to knock-out tournament favorite #3 Lipscomb 77-75; meanwhile, #4 Austin Peay survived a scare against #5 UNF in OT, 101-98. The highlight of the night, though, was top-seed EKU falling to bottom-seed Jacksonville 67-65 as Michael Moreno couldn't get a shot up after missing 2-of-3 free throws with seconds left on the clock.

The standings are still quite tight with only thirteen early-round games completed, though no one remains perfect after day 2.

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All the regular season games for the AmEast are done and predictions are now being accepted on Google Forms! Predictions will close at 2:00pm EST on 3/9, before the tipoff of the first tournament game.

• The AmEast is one of the conferences which reseeds after the first round, requiring us to use this alternative method.

Good luck everyone!